<< >> NASA ASRS Report 727537, February 2007

An MD80 pilot reports flight station doors regularly open on takeoff exposing the crew to security intrusions and the flight attendants to injury by the door.

Attributes
ACN	727537
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
ASRS Report	727537
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft cockpit doors open during the takeoff roll on a regular basis. This is a serious distraction to the flight crew and creates the possibility for flight attendant injury and or security incident. The procedures we use to address this issue clearly don't work because the door is still opening at least once per trip; based on my personal experience. I believe the FAA needs to issue an airworthiness directive on the door and require the door be manually locked until boeing comes up with a fix for the door.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 PILOT REPORTS FLT STATION DOORS REGULARLY OPEN ON TKOF EXPOSING THE CREW TO SECURITY INTRUSIONS AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO INJURY BY THE DOOR.

Narrative: ACFT COCKPIT DOORS OPEN DURING THE TKOF ROLL ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTR TO THE FLT CREW AND CREATES THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLT ATTENDANT INJURY AND OR SECURITY INCIDENT. THE PROCS WE USE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE CLRLY DON'T WORK BECAUSE THE DOOR IS STILL OPENING AT LEAST ONCE PER TRIP; BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. I BELIEVE THE FAA NEEDS TO ISSUE AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ON THE DOOR AND REQUIRE THE DOOR BE MANUALLY LOCKED UNTIL BOEING COMES UP WITH A FIX FOR THE DOOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.